Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh suspended till 2025 for doping

Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh suspended till 2025 for doping

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Category : Sports Published on: October 04 2022

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  • Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has been suspended from competing till October 2025 due to a doping violation.
  • As per the Olympics.com he subsequently tested positive for the banned substance methandienone, a performance-enhancing steroid.
  • The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) suspended Shivpal Singh for four years. 
  • The ban comes into effect from October 21, 2021, which means that the 27-year-old will be out of action till October 2025.
  • The Uttar Pradesh-based athlete was a silver-medallist at the 2019 Asian Championships, where he achieved his personal best throw of 86.23m. 
  • He had also won the 2019 World Military Games.
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